Referendum positions SLB to continue demand growth with aggressive market development programs With a super-majority mandate from 94% of industry production representing 78% of companies voting in the referendum, the Softwood Lumber Board of Directors met on May 31st to launch an initiative to establish softwood lumber as the preferred choice for the built environment by… Read more »
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With Solid Industry Mandate Softwood Lumber Board Launches Aggressive Five-Year Plan
Referendum positions SLB to continue demand growth with aggressive market development programs With a super-majority mandate from 94% of industry production representing 78% of companies voting in the referendum, the Softwood Lumber Board of Directors met on May 31st to launch an initiative to establish softwood lumber as the preferred choice for the built environment by… Read more »
Overwhelming Support for Continuation of the Softwood Lumber Board
Washington, D.C. – May 23, 2018. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that domestic manufacturers and importers of softwood lumber have voted overwhelmingly to continue the efforts of the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB). In the referendum conducted by USDA from April 17 to May 14, 2018, to determine the future of the softwood lumber industry’s market… Read more »
Overwhelming Support for Continuation of the Softwood Lumber Board
Washington, D.C. – May 23, 2018. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that domestic manufacturers and importers of softwood lumber have voted overwhelmingly to continue the efforts of the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB). In the referendum conducted by USDA from April 17 to May 14, 2018, to determine the future of the softwood lumber industry’s market… Read more »
Softwood Lumber Board: An Ecosystem of Demand Generation
The Softwood Lumber Board’s (SLB) ability to increase the market demand for softwood lumber boosts industry ROI, maintains forests as forests, creates new jobs and strengthens communities. Watch video now.
Capitalizing on New Market Opportunities
By Hugues Simon President, BarretteWood Inc. The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) helps the softwood lumber industry identify, create, and capitalize on new and existing opportunities to generate demand and sell more of our products. The SLB tracks and analyzes market dynamics across segments to identify emerging market opportunities and determine where to target investments to… Read more »
Tall Mass Timber Code Changes Pass First Hurdle
The highly-anticipated tall mass timber building code changes passed their first hurdle earlier Monday with approval by an International Code Council (ICC) Code Change Committee. The 2018 ICC Committee Action Hearings got underway in Columbus, OH on Sunday and will run for eight days. The Hearings bring together code and fire officials, engineers, architects, builders,… Read more »